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Synonyms for indigence

Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-di-juhns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn dɪ dʒəns

Définition of indigence

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French indigence "indigence, need, privation" (13c.), from Latin indigentia "need, want; insatiable desire," from indigentem (nominative indigens), present participle of indigere "to need," from indu "in, within" + egere "be in need, want," from PIE *eg- "to lack" (cf. Old Norse ekla "want, lack," Old High German eccherode "thin, weak").
  • noun poorness
Example sentences :
  • Our relations; who enjoyed all our property, had reduced us to indigence.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • The luxury of one class is counterbalanced by the indigence of another.
  • Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
  • You are better at home, under no compulsion to act dishonorably from indigence.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • But at the same time we are assured that they were not left in indigence or necessity.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 » by Various
  • Opulence and indigence were no more sympathetic than oil and vinegar.
  • Extract from : « A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike » by Charles King
  • The aid required by indigence is a debt of the rich to the poor.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • As he looked at it he forgot his indigence, his heart gave an exultant throb.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Incoul's Misadventure » by Edgar Saltus
  • It is the care of a very great part of mankind to conceal their indigence from the rest.
  • Extract from : « Rasselas » by Samuel Johnson
  • Thousands of families, once wealthy, were suddenly reduced to indigence.
  • Extract from : « Curiosities of Human Nature » by Anonymous
  • Probably her own patrimonial resources will preserve her from indigence.
  • Extract from : « Famous American Statesmen » by Sarah Knowles Bolton

Antonyms for indigence

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